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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Big Boost for Khadi Artisans with Rs.45-crore Government Purchase Orders to KVIC during 2nd Covid-19 Lockdown
Ample employment opportunities for Khadi artisans have helped them fight the financial distress once again, as most parts of the country remain under lockdown during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Despite a severe jolt to the manufacturing and service sectors between March and May this year, Khadi and Village Industries Commission  has bagged purchase orders worth over Rs. 45 crore that would support the livelihood of lakhs of Khadi artisans. The purchase orders have come from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Indian Railways and Air India.
The MoU between KVIC and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for purchase of 6.38 lakh meter of poly Khadi fabric for Tribal students has been extended to 8.46 lakh meter fabric worth Rs.20.60 crore in April 2021. The order has been distributed amongst several Khadi Institutions in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana. The material will be supplied by June this year.
Similarly, the Ministry of Railway, between April and May, has placed purchase orders worth Rs.19.50 crore to KVIC. This will directly benefit artisans registered with over 100 Khadi Institutions across the country that are engaged in production of specialized material like sheeting cloth, towels, bed sheets, flag banner, sponge clothes, Dosuti Cotton Khadi, bunting clothes etc. Material will be supplied during June and July 2021.
India’s national air carrier Air India, too, will purchase 1.10 lakh amenity kits worth Rs.4.19 crore for its executive and business class international passengers.
The fresh supply order issued in the month of April comes despite the aviation sector, particularly the international operations, taking a major hit in the Covid-19 era. The Khadi amenity kit includes premium herbal cosmetic products like Khadi hand sanitizer, Khadi moisturizer lotion, Khadi lemongrass oil, Khadi handmade soap, khadi lip balm, Khadi rose face wash, essential oils, etc. that are manufactured by small village industry units.
KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said such large orders in these testing times of Covid-19 pandemic will bolster KVIC’s efforts of creating maximum employment for artisans and fulfill the dream of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. He said that during the lockdown, KVIC faces the biggest challenge of sustaining employment and livelihood of the artisans. The bulk orders from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Indian Railways and Air India have kept Khadi’s Charkha spinning which means employment and income for the spinners, weavers, allied workers and a huge workforce engaged in the village industries.
Election Commission
Election Commission Of India Launches its online RTI Portal
Chief Election Commissioner Sh. O.P. Rawat, Election Commissioners Sh. Sunil Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa today launched the online RTI Portal of Election Commission of India.
The online portal will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act. The portal can be accessed by general public on the Home Page of the Commission’s website `eci.nic.in’ by clicking on `Online RTI’. There is also online payment gateway for making payment of requisite fees under the RTI Act. The portal also facilitates online reply to applications and also for making first appeal and reply thereto. There will be timely notification alerts to RTI applicant via SMS and E-Mail.
Launching of Online ECI RTI Portal by the Commission
Applicants seeking information from the Commission under the RTI Act can make use of the online portal. The offline mode of applications will also simultaneously continue.
The online RTI applications made in the past in the Portal of DOPT were downloaded and all such applications barring a few have been disposed of by giving suitable reply to the applicants. The remaining applications and First Appeals will be disposed of shortly.
The website of online RTI Portal of Election Commission of India is http://rti.eci.nic.in.
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Ministry of Communications
DAK ADALAT
Postal Services form an integral part of the socio-economic life of the country, touching the lives of virtually every citizen While the Department of Posts strives its best to render the service to the fullest satisfaction of its customers, however communication gaps and service faults do occasionally happen, resulting into grievances and complaints. In order to redress the grievances in an effective manner, the Department periodically organizes Dak Adalat where functionaries of the Department meet the aggrieved customers, gather details about their complaints and try to settle them at the earliest.
The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Mumbai South Division, Mumbai -400001 will be holding the Dak Adalat on 10.12.2019 at 11.00 hrs, in his office at 5th floor, New Annex Building., Mumbai GPO Mumbai -400001.
Complaints / grievances regarding Postal Services pertaining to Mumbai South Division which have not been settled in 6 weeks will be entertained in the Dak Adalat. All types of Complaints related to Postal services in respect of post offices under Mumbai South Division will be considered during Dak Adalat Complaints should contain details like name and designation of the officers to whom original complaint was addressed, particulars of articles /Money Orders/Saving Bank Accounts / Certificates etc.
Interested customers may send their complaint regarding Postal Services in Duplicate to Shri Rupesh Sonawale., Sr.Supdt.Of Post Offices, Mumbai South Division, 5th floor, New Annex Building, Mumbai GPO,Mumbai-400001 on or before 27.11.2019.
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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
An Orientation Course on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures for - fresh IAS officers of 2017 Batch to be held in New Delhi tomorrow.
Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is to organize an Orientation Course on Parliamentary Practices and Procedures for Assistant Secretaries- fresh IAS officers of 2017 Batch in New Delhi tomorrow.
Speaker, Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla, is to inaugurate the course. Parliamentary Affairs Minister ShriPralhad Venkatesh Joshi, the two Ministers of State of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal and Shri V. Muraleedharan, and Secretary to the Prime Ministerof IndiaShri Bhaskar Khulbe would also be present to guide the officers.
Two technical sessions - the first being a Power Point Presentation by the Joint Secretary, MPA on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure while the second Presentation will be by the Secretary, MPA on National E-Vidhan Project, popularly known as NeVA.
Later, these officers will also watch the proceedings of the Lok Sabha.
This Short Course is aimed at enhancing the knowledge and experienceof these young officers on Parliamentary practices.KSP
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and France on Renewable Energy Cooperation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding  between India and French Republic in the field of renewable energy cooperation. The MoU was signed in January 2021.
The objective of the MoU is to establish the basis for promotion of bilateral cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity. It covers technologies relating to solar, wind, hydrogen and biomass energy.
The MoU entails:
· exchange and training of scientific and technical personnel;
· exchange of scientific and technological information and data;
· organization of workshops and seminars; transfer of equipment, know-how and technology;
· development of joint research and technological projects.
This MoU will help in the development of technological know-how in the field of Renewable Energy and thereby aid the process of attaining the ambitious target of 450 GW of installed Renewable Energy capacity by 2030.
Ministry of Defence
Gallantry and Other Decorations for Coast Guard Personnel
On the occasion of Independence Day 2018 the President of India has awarded one President's Tatrakshak Medal  , five Tatrakshak Medal   and two Tatrakshak Medal   to the following Indian Coast Guard personnel for their act of conspicuous gallantry and distinguished/ meritorious service. The detailed list of the awardees are as follows:-
 President's Tatrakshak Medal 
 IG Rakesh Pal, TM 
 Tatrakshak Medal 
 DIG Venurajan Anbarasan 
 Comdt Touthang Ngamlien 
 Dy Comdt Alexander Pradeep
 Amit Sanchan Kanojiya, U/Adh, 04466-Z
 Neeraj Kumar, Nvk, 13218-S
 Tatrakshak Medal 
 DIG Sanatan Jena 
 Khetra Dolai, P/Adh, 02297-W
These awards are being given to the personnel of Indian Coast Guard on Republic Day and Independence Day every year, since 26 Jan 1990 onwards.
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Vice President's Secretariat
Vice-President to visit Mumbai on 1st September
Vice-President to launch the Warship ‘Mahendragiri’
The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar along with Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar will visit Mumbai on September 01, 2023 where he will be the Chief Guest at the launch ceremony of the warship ‘Mahendragiri’ being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited . 'Mahendragiri’ is the seventh stealth frigate under Project 17A of the Indian Navy, and the fourth constructed by MDL.
During his visit, the Vice-President will also visit ‘Dharohar’- the Heritage Museum of MDL.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
25 new manufacturing sites approved for Remdesivir production
Production ramped up to 90 lakhs vials/ month, from 40 lakhs vials/month
Production to soon go up to 3 lakh vial/day
Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya informed that 25 new manufacturing sites for Remdesivir's production have been approved since 12th April.
He said, “Production capacity is now ramped up to ≥90 lakhs vials per month, earlier it was 40 lakhs vials/month. Very soon, 3 lakh vial/day will be produced . Monitoring is being done on daily basis. We would not leave any stone unturned to supply Remdesivir.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address inaugural session of All India Conference of Law Minister and Law Secretaries on 15 October
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of All India Conference of Law Minister and Law Secretaries on 15th October at around 10:30 AM via video message.
The two day Conference is being hosted by the Ministry of Law & Justice at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The objective of the Conference is to provide a common forum for the policy makers to discuss issues relating to the Indian Legal and Judicial system. The States and UTs will be able to share their best practices, exchange new ideas, and improve their mutual cooperation through this Conference.
The Conference will witness discussions revolving around topics like alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and mediation for quick and affordable justice; upgrading overall legal infrastructure; removing obsolete laws; improving access to justice; reducing pendency of cases and ensuring speedy disposal; bringing uniformity in proposals relating to state bills for better centre-state coordination; strengthening of State Legal Systems, among others.
Ministry of Defence
Passing out Parade - Autumn Term 2020 held at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
In a spectacular Passing out Parade  held at Indian Naval Academy , Ezhimala, on Saturday, 28 November 2020, 164 trainees comprising Midshipmen , Cadets of the Indian Navy  and two International trainees from Sri Lanka Navy passed out with flying colours, marking the culmination of their ab-initio training.
The parade was reviewed by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff, who awarded medals to meritorious Midshipmen and Cadets on completion of the Ceremonial Review. Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi, AVSM, NM, Commandant, INA was the Conducting Officer.
The ‘President’s Gold Medal’ for the Indian Naval Academy B. Tech course was awarded to Midshipman Ankush Dwivedi. The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Gold Medal’ for the Naval Orientation Course  was awarded to Cadet Cedric Cyril. The other medal winners were as follows: -
- CNS Silver medal for INAC B. Tech Course -Midshipman Harshil Kerni
- FOC-in-C South Bronze Medal for INAC B. Tech Course-Midshipman Jesin Alex
- FOC-in-C South Silver Medal for NOC  -Sub Lieutenant Shubharth Jain
- Commandant INA Bronze Medal for NOC - Sub Lieutenant Khushal Yadav
The successful trainees marched with their gleaming swords and rifles held in salute, past the Academy’s Quarterdeck, in Slow March, to the traditional notes of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ - the poignant farewell tune played by Armed Forces around the world when bidding adieu to colleagues and comrades, for their ‘Antim Pag’ or final step at the Indian Naval Academy.
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC, Chief of the Army Staff congratulated the cadets on parade for their impeccable turn out, smart drill and movements on parade. He reemphasised the Core values of Duty, Honour and Courage. The Reviewing Officer complimented the Instructors at INA for having moulded raw young boys into fine young officers.
The Reviewing Officer and other dignitaries shipped the stripes of the passing out trainees and congratulated them for their successful completion of the rigorous training. These officers will proceed to various Naval ships and establishments to further consolidate their training in specialised fields. Stringent precautionary measures instituted by the academy has helped in accomplishing the challenging goal of training about 800 cadets during COVID-19 and successful culmination of the Autumn Term 2020 at INA.
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Ministry of Education
Schedule of NIOS Examination for Secondary & Senior Secondary courses for Oct-Nov, 2023
Mumbai, 30 August 2023
The National Institute of Open Schooling conducts Public Examination twice in a year in the month of April-May and October-November on the dates fixed by the NIOS, Headquarters.
The NIOS Practical Examination for Secondary & Senior Secondary courses for October-November, 2023 are scheduled from 16th September, 2023 to 01st October, 2023 and Theory Examination from 03rd October, 2023 to 08th November, 2023 at identified Study Centres/Examination Centres.
The Date Sheets and other details are available at NIOS website http://sdmis.nios.ac.in. The Hall Tickets for the Practical and Theory Examination will be made available on the Portal before starting of exams.| PIB Mumbai | NJ/ DR
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
ACC approves appointment of Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla as Home Secretary
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS , Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Home Affairs as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs vice Shri Rajiv Gauba, IAS .
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 140.31 Cr
More than 57 Lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently at 98.40% is highest since March 2020
6,650 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 77,516
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 40 days
With the administration of 57,44,652 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 140.31 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 1,48,79,511 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,86,711
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2nd Dose
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96,69,806
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,84,614
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2nd Dose
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1,68,13,893
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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49,12,44,875
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2nd Dose
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30,81,35,252
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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19,25,99,720
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2nd Dose
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14,39,91,660
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,03,05,713
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2nd Dose
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9,16,30,819
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Total
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1,40,31,63,063
The recovery of 7,051 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,42,15,977.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.40%, highest since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 15,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for last 57 days now.
6,650 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload presently at 77,516. Active cases constitute 0.22% of the country's total Positive Cases, which is lowest since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 11,65,887 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 66.98 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 0.59% remains less than 1% for the last 40 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be 0.57%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 2% for last 81 days and below 3% for 116 consecutive days now.
Department of Space
Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre  to promote private investment and innovation in the space sector: Dr Jitendra Singh
The Union Minister of State , Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha that the Government has launched the Indian Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre  to promote private investment and innovation in the space sector.
IN-SPACe will facilitate and support the Private Sector in the following ways:
- Provide technical support
- Share cash intensive facilities
- Allow to establish temporary facilities in DOS premises
- Allow to bid for requirements coming from NSIL
- Partner in science and space exploration missions
IN-SPACe is the Institutional and Regulatory mechanism established by Government to facilitate greater private participation. Financial provisions are not covered under this mechanism.
Private players can participate in:
- Building satellites
- Building launch vehicles
- Carry out launches
- Develop Applications & provide space based services
- Develop subsystem and systems for space sector activities
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Ministry of Finance
CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB
As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing portal, before submitting the copy to the authorized dealer for any foreign remittance.
In view of the difficulties reported by taxpayers in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB on the portal www.incometax.gov.in, it had earlier been decided by CBDT that taxpayers could submit Forms 15CA/15CB in manual format to the authorised dealer till 15th July, 2021.
It has now been decided to extend the aforesaid date to 15th August, 2021. In view thereof, taxpayers can now submit the said Forms in manual format to the authorized dealers till 15th August, 2021. Authorized dealers are advised to accept such Forms till 15th August, 2021 for the purpose of foreign remittances. A facility will be provided on the new e-filing portal to upload these forms at a later date for the purpose of generation of the Document Identification Number.
Ministry of Power
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  for rural electrification works
The Government of India launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana  in December, 2014 for rural electrification works including separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders, strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure, metering at distribution transformers/feeders/consumers and electrification of villages across the country. As reported by the States, all the inhabited un-electrified census villages stand electrified on 28th April, 2018 across the country. Under DDUGJY, 18,374 un-electrified census villages were reported to be electrified from 2014-15 till 28.04.2018. A total of 1,27,68,620 households have been covered under DDUGJY.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
AYUSH
Ministry of AYUSH and WHO Working Group Meeting on Benchmarks for Training in Yoga from today
Ministry of AYUSH and WHO are jointly organizing a three days Working Group Meeting for reviewing the WHO document “Benchmarks for Training in Yoga” from 26-28 February, 2019 at New Delhi. The meeting is coordinated by Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga  and Ministry of AYUSH on Cooperation in the field of Traditional and Complementary Medicine under WHO strategy covering the period 2014-2023.
Total 16 experts of yoga would be reviewing the draft document. Out of 16 experts, 11 International experts are from USA, UK, Canada, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, Australia and Malaysia. There would be 4 session on all 3 days. All the technical sessions would be coordinated by the experts from WHO Secretariat.
The specific objectives of the meeting are to discuss the challenges in training of Yoga, to review & discuss the scope and structure of the working draft document, to review and discuss the contents of the working draft document, to identify the type, scope and criteria of information/data that are further required, and to discuss the working procedure and time frame for further development of the document. This benchmarks document will be used in evaluating Yoga therapy, identifying trends in utilization, developing payment structures for service models, establishing regulatory framework for Yoga practice.
World Health organization  has been launched Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023 to help health care leaders to develop solution that contribute to a broader vision of improved health and patient autonomy. The strategy has two key goals: to support Member States in harnessing the potential contribution of Traditional and Complementary Medicine  to health, wellness and people centered health care and to promote the safe and effective use of T&CM through the regulation of products, practice and practitioners. These goals will be reached by implementing three strategic objectives are 1) Building the knowledge base and formulating nation’s policies; 2) Strengthening safety, quality and effectiveness through regulation; and 3) Promoting universal health systems.
Updating and enhancing the strategy has allowed WHO to acquire a better understanding of how to boost the global integration of T&CM into health systems. It will provide Member States with a road map to achieving further success in their T&CM strategic planning.
Under this WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy 2014-2023, a Project Collaboration Agreement  was signed between WHO and Ministry of AYUSH on 13 May, 2016 for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary medicine between WHO and Ministry of AYUSH . Area of collaboration are Development of the WHO publication : Benchmarks for training in Yoga, Benchmark for practice in Ayurveda, Unani and Panchakarma, Basic  terms for T&CM, Project on the establishment of a WHO database for global T&CM practitioners and Support the establishment of a network of international regulatory cooperation for T&CM practice.
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